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Klein's AP Government Lectures 2006 (7400 subscribers)
by J. Miller (17 shows)

Lectures from Reinhold Klein's AP Government class from 2005-2006

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Show title Description Reviews
4-19-06 Congress Committees, Bills Floor debate in the senate, how it contrasts with the house, the calendar, and the rules Committee, Non-germane amendments, riders, and the purpose of riders. Whether or not anything is accomplished, unanimous consent agreement (4) time issues, filibusters, and cloture. Voting decisions, Roll call votes, influencing votes, cue-givers, ideology and constituents. Conference Committee Identical form, role of Conference Committees, Bargaining in Conference Committee what goes on, Job finished, traps facing bills 0
Congress: Parties and Interests, Part 2 The Organization of Congress: Parties and Interests Speaker informal powers Floor leaders in House (similar to senate) ascension, whips, Committee assignments, Congressional Campaign Committees. Party Voting, stringent, how it has become loose. Why people vote partisan. Role of interest groups in Party voting, major interest groups, rankings in three policy areas. Other reasons to support a party position, advantages. Caucuses, Rivals to parties, what a caucus is, Important caucuses, DSG (democratic study group) Boll weevils, Wednesday Group, Gypsy Moths, States, specialized caucuses, diversity, examples, black caucuses. 0
4-7-06 Congress, Courts, Incumbency, P2 Current method of reapportionment, 1929, signifigance, baker v carr, wesberry v sanders 1964, reynolds v sims 1964, winning primaries, name on the ballot, political parties, simple procedure, today=individual candidates effort, primaries, personal following, unusual for incumbent to loose a primary, congressional campaigned-personalized, richard fenno-"america political science review" 0
4-17-06 Congress: Parties & Interests The Organization of Congress: Parties and Interesta Congress, what it is, how it compares to the British house of Commons, other organizations. Party Organization of the Senate, the majority party, the president pro tempore, senate presiding office (tedious) Real leadership in Senate? Majority/Minority parties, whips, tasks of Majority Leader, and the tasks of whips. Role of Policy Committees, role of Steering Committees, standing committees, sizes, importance. Examples of Senate Foreign relations committee. Key aspects of selecting. Party Structure in the House, the different Titles, leadership in the House, Speaker of the house, Majority party, duties, contrast with Pro Tempore. Leader of Majority Party, Expectations, formal powers, informal powers. 0
4-6-06 Congress, Incumbency, Districts Democratization of Senate, Hack on its membership "Millionaires club" call for direct election of Senators, Senates resistance, and the 17th amendment-1913. Rules on Filibuster (Cloture and Rule 22.) Who is in Congress, white, male, protestant, attorneys. Decentralization leads to the importance of the individual. Women and minorities are increasing. Years of service, gradual change from the 19th to the 20th century, the low turnover rate, house members have no serious challenge, Senators are more at risk, Incumbency effect, incumbents usually are reelected. Marginal Districts (close race in a congressional election), Why incumbents are safer than previous years (four reasons) Getting elected to Congress, who serves, what interests are represented, what the Constitution says. Determining fair representation, representatives in multi member and single member districts, importance of drawing district boundaries, malaproportionment (Baker v. Carr) 0
4-5-06 Speaker, House of Reps, & Senate Speaker, House of Reps, Senate, Rise of Party control in the house, 1889-1910 strong partisanship, strong leadership (last time), Thomas "Czar" Reed, 1899-Joseph Cannon. The Decentralization of the House, from 1910-1911- House revolts against Cannon. The 3 new sources of power, party caucus, rules committee (They decide what bills are put up for a vote.) , Chairmen of Standing Committees. The democratization of the Senate, no position like speaker, and weak Rules Committee. THe change in the Senate, impact of state legislatures, factions, "Millionaires Club" Direct Popular elections instead of state legislature. 0
4-4-06 Institutions of Govt- Congress Klein Institutions of Government (the Big Four) The United States Congress The 2 kinds of National Legislatures (parliamentary like in the UK versus the US) The evolution of Congress, the first three administrations, how Congress began to assert itself) Discuss the house speaker, the decline of the House of Representatives, the emergence of Andy Jackson, battles to select Speaker of House, pary unity was shattered, how the house during and after the civil war rises again. The importance of the senate, the reasons for the greater role of the senate, political circumstances that enhance senate's role. How the sentate is powerful, but not organized; rise of party Control in the House. 0
3-30-06 Media and Public Opinion, Part 2 News media, public opinion, exposure to politicians and government increase in public exposure to media. Goldberg's Bias, and whether or not there is bias in reporting. Journalism, reporters, their bias, and how they are (suppose to) remain subjective. http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/APGOV_Media.htm 0
3-27-06 Night Session, Elections, etc. Elections and Campaigns Discussion of primary elections, party candidates, general elections. Four step process for political aspirations deciding when to announce candidacy. Political realignments Occupation, income level, party loyalty geography, religion, demographics of voters. Voter turnout rates in US and Europe. 0
3-29-06 Media and Public Opinion Media and public opinion How media influences public opinion. The different types of media such as television, newspaper, internet, radio, magazine broadcasts (such as 60 minutes.) How media reports stories that interest the public, ratings are an integral part of the news media. 0
3-27-06 Elections and Campaigns Elections and Campaigns: Winner takes all, most USA elections, plurality vote, single member districts. House of representatives, equal population requirement, how it is to the advantage of the State party in power. Two party system is ensured in the USA via their large coalition and umbrella. The proportional system encourages multi-party systems, disproportionate power to extremists, difficult for majority parties and thus coalitions are formed. 0
3-24-06 Elections and Campaigns Lowi's view on Interest Group liberalism. Elections and Campaigns Voting in the US, why there are so many elected offices. The functions of elections: to elect political leaders and encourage political participation. Elections bring accountability and legitimization to government offices. Guidelines for elections in the US, broad parameters set by Constitution, and what has occurred in recent years. Role of political Parties, their labels for candidates, the importance of US parties, its contrast with other democracies, contests between parties. Historical background, from 19th century, and from the 1960s Fixed terms, how they contrast between the US and other nations, the conditions for terms, and the dates of elections. Congressional elections first Tuesday after first Monday in November on even numbered years 0
3-23-06 Interest Groups Revolving Doors Interest groups and how they get their money Public Interest groups are dependent on foundation grants Federal grants and contracts Effective interest groups, single issue groups The revolving door (how people go from public to private sector.) 0
3-22-06 the one minute podcast (my mic malfunctioned.) 0
3-21-06 Interest groups and Lobbyists Interest groups and Lobbying 0
3-17-06 PACs and Political Parties Klein's lecture PACs and the Democratic and Republican parties (Note original audio file's tempo was sped up 10%) 0
3-15-06 Political Parties and campaigns Klein's lecture in which he discusses: Differences in Ideology Symptoms of Party Decline ineffective party organization, transition from Boss Tweed and to what it is today, causes of Party decline, rise of media, Public Financing Campaigns, rise of primaries, single issue interest groups, political action committees 0

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